Educative dummy firearm



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Dec. 4 1923.

R. E. REARDON EDUoATxvE DUMMY FIREARM Filed April 5 Patented Dec. 4, 1923.

ROBERT E. REARDON, OEWRIGHTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

EDUCATIVE DUMMY rInEAnM.

Application filed April 5, 1922. Serial No. 549,944.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ROBERT EDWIN REAR- DoN, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing in the borough of Wrightsville, county of York, and State of Pennsylvania, United States of America, have invented new and useful Improvements in' Educative Dummy Firearms, of which the following 1s a s ecication.

y invention relates to improvementsl in educative dummy irearms and the object is to provide a simple, low priced, safe but very realistic and instructive means for tart practice, which may be used an where.

y improvement is herein presente 1n the form of a repeating ractice target rod pistol which may be voaded with a roll of paper caps such as used in toypistols, with means for automatically feeding the caps towards an anvil'and exploding a cap coincidentally with the hammer blow which impels the target rod' forward through the barrel and against an aim recording target.

"Broadly, I present a device combining ac- 26 nurate target marking means with simultaneously acting means forgiving the explosive e'ect to each shot. It is obvious that if no explosive ei'ect is desired the sounding element may be dispensed with as not essential to an operation of the target marking means. I attain the objects of my invention by the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims, it being understood that I do not intend to limit myself to the details of construction or coml Ibination of the various parts.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my tar et practice educator pistol showing in full line through the cap-loading side opening, and otherwise by dotted lines, the various parts in their respective normal positions.

Figure 2 is a front illustration showin the forml of target and target holder pre erably used with my pistol.

In the drawings like numerals refer to similar parts.

The stock portion, A, of the pistol is preferably cast, metal with a barrel portion, B, made of tubing .for greater accuracy, suitably secured therein. A side opening plate, C, turning on pivot (J1, allows theV breech end of the barrel,

stock, A, to be opened for loading with the 66 sound producing roll, T and T1 The barrel,

element, in this case a strip of paper explosive caps. B, has mounted thereon a target marking rod E, with `retracting sp1-"ing,

pointed ead, F J, and'butt piece, A front sight piece, I, mounted 1n the forward end of the barrel, B, provides a bushin I, through which the rod', E, may sliding 1v1 move in the barrel axrs. vA rear sight,

B. A hammer, K with a .rod impelling head, K1, and' a soun producin head, K2 and a radial flan e, or tall, K3, 1s pivotally mounted on a stu A1,

with rubber point-hood,

is nounted on the 66 in the pistol stock,-A, and is maintained in 70 normal position, withthe sounder head, K2, against an anvil wall, A4, in the pistol stock, A, by means of a spring, N, mounted on studs, A2 and' A3, to bear against said tail flange, K3, of the hammer K. mounted by insertion of its head recess, K4, of the hammer, K,V is a strut which is normally extendednby means of a spring, M, mounted in its head, L1. A trig- Pivotally 76 L1, in a ,i

ger member, Q, is pivotally mounted on a 80 stud, A, in the pistol stock, A, and held in normal, retracted position by means of a spring, U, mounted on said stud, A, and bearlng at one end on the upper side of a lateral wall extension, Q1 i member, Q, and at its other endl bearlng on a stud, A, in the pistol stock, A. The trlgger member, Q, has a trigger, Q1, a base plate, Q2, which is abutted, to prevent lateral movement, 'by extension A7, v stock, A; `a lateral wall, Q3, the outer face of which, when raised, engages the strut L, of the hammer, K, the inward' face formin a b'ackin wall against which bear a paw spring, pistol stock, A, and a lift spring S, mounted in a retainer wall, Q, of the trigger member Q The detonation strip, T, T1 is mounted on a stud, A9 in the pistol stock A, and passes between tension spring X, mounted on studs A2 and A3 in the pistol stock A, and arm A8 of said pistol stock.A; thence it passes along the inward face of the wall extension, Q3, of the trigger member Q, underneath the pawlsprin P, and the lift spring, S, and upward to t e anvil and exit of the trigger g5 of the pistol mounted in an arm, A8, .of the The operation of my target practice educator pistol is effected by placing a detonating strip in feeding position as described and shown; aiming at the aiming target and lpressing the trigger. This action raises the trigger member lateral Wall Q3 against the free end of hammer strut, L, and throws 'back the hammer, K, against pressure of spring N, from contact with thetarget rod butt, G, and the anvil A, simutaneously advancing lift spring S, along pawl spring, P, to engage at end of latter the detonating cap there detained and thence bodily lift the free end of the detonating strip until the upper end of trigger member wall Q4, presses the detonating 4strip against anvil wall A4, with the advanced explosive cap in position for hammer head K3 to strike it, and the following explosive cap completely covered against back fire by the wall Q" wall, A4, and detonating the explosive cap thereon. The target rod target U, target block V and hanger frame W, Which are'subject matter of issued patents, are shown herein with my improved educative pistol because of. its relation to this targetyin the function of aim recording.

Claims:

1. In an educative to article of manufacture resembling a re'arm, means for aiming at a target, means for marking a target at a point having kfixed distance from the line of aim, means for continuous repetition of target marking action Without reloading, and means for feeding detonating material and causing an explosive effect coincidently with the action of said target marking means.

Z' In an educative toy article of manufacture resembling a firearm, firearm sighting means for aiming at a target, a member adapted to mark a target andmove only in a straight line bearing fixed relatlon to the line of aim, means for imp arting forward movement to said target marking member, means. for returning said target marking member` to normal position, and means for feeding detonating material and causingan explosive effect coincidently with the`forward movement of said target marking member.

`3. In an educative toy article ofy manufacture resembling a firearm, firearm sighting means for aiming at a target, a target line paralleling at fixed distance the line of aim, continuously operable, trigger operated, spring hammer means for repeatedly advancing said target marking member, spring means. for automatically retracting said target marking member, and means for feeding detonating material and causing an explosive effect coincidently" with the advance of said target marking member.

4. In a dummy firearm, a target marking rod, an anvil, a hammer adapted to strike both target markin rod and anvil a trigger member adapte to engage and elevate said hammer, a tape guiding Wall on said trigger member, a stationary 'pawl engaging said tape guiding wall, and a trigger member mounted pawl engaging said tape iiding Wall. A

5. na dummy firearm, a target marking rod, an anvil, a hammer adapted to strike, both target marking rod and anvil, a spring retracted trigger member adapted to elevate and release said hammer, a tape guiding Wall on said trigger member, a stationarily mounted pawl engaging said tape guiding wall, and a trigger member mounted pawl adapted to engage said stationarily mounted pawl when the trigger member is retracted.

and engage said tape guiding wall when the trigger member is 1n operation. 6. In a toy firearm, a casing, an anvil, a hammer adapted to strike said anvil, a trigger member adapted t0 engage, elevate and release said hammer, a tape guiding wall on said trigger member, a, pawl mounted on said trig er member which engages with its free en said tape guiding Wall on same, and a stationarily mounted pawl which engages with its free end said tape guiding wall on the trigger member.

7. In a toy firearm, a casing, an anvil therein, a spring hammer mounted to strike said anvil, a spring retracted trigger member adapted to engage, elevate and release said hammer, a tape guiding Wall on said trigger member, aspring pawl mounted o'n said trigger member to bear lagainst said4 tape guiding Wall and a spring pawl stationarily mounted in relation tofsaid trigger member and 'bearing against the tape guiding Wall of same.

8. In a toy firearm, a' casing, an anvil therein, a spring hammer mounted therein to strike said anvil and bearing a resilient strut, a spring trigger member mounted therein to engage, elevate and release said hammer by means` of its strut, a tape guiding wall on said trigger member, a spring pawl kmounted on saidl trigger member to bear against said tape guiding wall on same,

. and a spring pawl mounted in the casing to bear against said tape guiding Wall on the trigger member.

9.111 a toy fiream an oscillatable` trigger member having a tape guiding wall, a pawl pivotally mounted on the said trigger member and bearing upon said tape guiding Wall thereon, and a pawl basically mounted on another member and bearing on said tape guiding wall on said oscillatable trigger member.

10. In a toy firearm, an anvil, a travelling tape guiding Wall adapted when advanced to abut its forward end upon the threshold of said anvil, a co-travelling pawl bearing against said Wall, and a stationarily mounted pawl bearing against said Wall, and means for advancing said Wall to said anvil and retracting it therefrom.

11. In a toy firearm, means for gripping between co-movable members the free end of explosive cap tape and advancing said tape to an anvil across the free end of a detent pawl.

12. In a toy firearm an oscillatable trigger member with a tape guiding wall thereon, a pawl pivoted on said member t0 bear on said Wall but separated therefrom when said trigger member is in normal position and having bearing on the said Wall when the said trigger member is moved from normal position, and a pawl basically mounted on another member of the said toy firearm and bearing on the said tape guiding Wall on the oscillatable trigger member, adapted to interpose between said Wall and the pawl mounted on said trigger member when the said trigger member is in normal position.

ROBERT E, RE ARDON. 

